The LA Kings dreaded first period.
To put it simply, the LA Kings need to set an alarm clock for the start of their games, as the team seems to be sleepwalking in the first period. The chart below illustrated this point exactly.
Opponent GF/GA SOGF/SOGA
vs Min 1/1 7/6
vs Min 1/1 11/14
vs Col 0/1 9/9
vs Col 0/2 7/12
@StL 0/1 5/13
@StL 2/1 14/7
@Min 0/0 12/6
vs Ana 0/1 4/15
@VGK 0/3 10/9
@VGK 2/3 12/13
vs SJ 0/2 4/12
As you can see, the Kings have been outscored in the first period in eight of their first twelve games. Not surprisingly, this correlates to the team being outshot by their opponent in seven of those games.
The LA Kings are putting themselves behind the eight ball too often to start their games, making it even more difficult than necessary to win games.